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Sunday, December 28, 2014

I saw 13 arts had a great challenge going this month and as I just recently purchased

the beautiful new winter collection, I had to join in the fun...

'Cozy Winter Evening'

As soon as I saw the colors and theme of this collection I knew I had to have it!

I love the warm reds with the grays....I started with the paper 'Tender Morning' as my base and layered on some pieces of the paper 'Winter Letters', and then added some modeling paste through my new 13 arts masks for texture. I was inspired by the texture and softness of the yarn.

I recently saw that Once Upon a Sketch, (one of my favourite challenge blogs ever! ) was going to be no more....Nadia and her team have so much to be proud of....it was a truly inspiring and lovely way to share our work and have fun. I won the December challenge last year, and I will miss seeing all the amazing work every month by the talented girls on that team. Even though there won't be any more new challenges, it will still be a great place to revisit, I enjoyed every new reveal, there were always some really beautiful and creative designs to get your mojo flowing.

So as a show of support I used Nadia's beautiful sketch for this last challenge entry...

I loved how Once Upon a Sketch really encouraged journalling, something I am just not that good at...

but I did write a few words on the back of this layout...

'December is always my favourite time of year...I love all the time spent with my boys and of course preparing for Christmas....baking, cooking, decorating the tree...I love it all, it always reminds me of what is truly important in my life.'

Saturday, December 27, 2014

I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays...I am loving this wintery Christmas mood

I am in so I created another festive layout last night....

'Days of Winter'

I started with the Pion Design paper called 'Brown Ornament' from the 'Days of Winter' collection that you can find here. I created some texture using gesso through my new 13 arts masks, and added green and brown inks and some stamping to my background.

Here is the beautiful 'Days of Winter' collection.

The sweet delicate patterns are so perfect for this time of year....

You can find Pion Design papers at the following retailers in the US...

I can honestly say that the latest Blue Fern Studios paper collection 'Sanctuary' is one of the prettiest set of papers I have ever worked with...just loving the rich dark colors...so many possibilities!

Here I started with the paper 'Birdsong Melody' as my base and added lots of masking and paints.

Here is the gorgeous sketch for this month....

I had so much fun creating this! Here are some close ups....

I started with some washi tape and then built up some amazing textures using pieces of lace and pieces of a black branch that was covered with pretty clear beads. I tucked in some pieces of 'Shabby Flakes' and 'Holiday Vine' chipboard that I painted white and sprinkled with white glitter.

There is always a great prize pack to be won so I hope to see you join in!

About Me

About me

Hello! My name is Lisa and this is my little space to share what I create. I love combining vintage ephemera and my favorite old family photos to create layouts and preserve memories. I am so happy you stopped by! You can find me at lisagriff9@gmail.com Hugs, Lisa

"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't get believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll